न च तद् विद्यते किं चित् कर्म लोकेषु यद् भवेत् ॥
ब्राह्मणानाम् असाध्यं च त्रिषु संस्थानचारिषु ॥
अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश् च फलाहारा दृढव्रताः ॥
दुर्बला हि बलीयांसो विप्रा हि ब्रह्मतेजसा ॥
ब्राह्मणो नावमन्तव्यः सद् वासद् वा समाचरन् ॥
सुखं दुःखं महद् ध्रस्वं कर्म यत् समुपागतम् ॥
na ca tad vidyate kiṃ cit karma lokeṣu yad bhavet ||
brāhmaṇānām asādhyaṃ ca triṣu saṃsthānacāriṣu ||
abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāś ca phalāhārā dṛḍhavratāḥ ||
durbalā hi balīyāṃso viprā hi brahmatejasā ||
brāhmaṇo nāvamantavyaḥ sad vāsad vā samācaran ||
sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ mahad dhrasvaṃ karma yat samupāgatam ||
"[And they said further:] 'There is no deed in the worlds that is unattainable for brahmins who move through the three worlds. Living on water, on air, on fruit, firm in their vows, though weak in body, they are strongest through brahmic power. A brahmin must not be despised, whether he does good or ill, whatever deed befalls him, be it joyful or sorrowful, great or small.'"
1be8b94fb700 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:22 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the greatness of a brahmin's spiritual power is proclaimed. Significant is the contrast: weak in body, yet strongest in the power of Brahman; true strength lies not in muscle but in tapas. Here too is a warning: do not judge a person by the appearance of his body, for spiritual strength surpasses bodily strength; and a brahmin should not be despised at all. It is telling that this praise of the supposed brahmin, Arjuna, is about to be confirmed by his deed. Thus the scripture shows that it is spirit, not flesh, that measures a person; and doubt about the youth's strength will turn into the manifestation of a power no one expected.